Created in 2000 to meet a deductible derivative deductible request (like dresses for little girls), the list of Disney princesses currently brings together twelve heroines : Snow White, Cinderella, Aurore, Arie, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tiana, Rapunzel, Mérida and Vaiana. It has evolved over the years, and now meets a list of more or less unofficial criteria, which you can discover below.
#1 A princess is a human
All Disney princesses are humans. Even Ariel, from Sirengets legs at the end of its history, being a real human. Tiana, of The princess and the frogspends most of the film in the state of Batracien, But it also regains its human form during the conclusion. The bell fairy was withdrawn from the license in 2005 when the Disney Fairies franchise was launched, but it was initially part of the list.
#2 A princess is a heroine
To access the rank of Disney princess, You have to play a key role in the storyand this one must be an animation classic -and not a film in real shots, which explains the absence of the gisèle ofOnce upon a time. Even if it is not the main character, like the jasmine ofAladdinshe must have an importance in history, and not just serve as a “decoration”.
#3 There are several ways to access the rank of princess
The most obvious is that of birth, Several princesses being king’s girls, but there is also marriage to a prince which can make it possible to acquire this status. Now, the girls of chefs can also claim the rank of princess, like Vaiana or Pocahontas. The only exception is Mulan, the Chinese warlike warlike that pretends to be a man in order to save his country from a barbaric invasion. It is assumed that she was hoisted to the rank of princess thanks to her bravery, which raises the legitimacy of other courageous heroines like Megara, who sacrifices herself for Hercules.
#4 A princess cannot land in a suite
Have we ever heard ofA princess who appears only in the rest of a Disney cartoon? Never, and that’s why Simea, Vaiana’s little sister, should never integrate the list, and that the three daughters of the Emperor of China, Ting-Ting, Su and Mei, can not pretend to join Mulan either.
#5 A princess is bankable
And there, you will wonder why the princess of Atlantis, the lost empireKidagakash, alias Kida, does not appear in the list. The sad reason is that The film was not a success at the box office when it was released in the movies In 2001, even if over time, he became cult with Disney fans. Ditto for Princess Eilonwy de Taram and the magic cauldronan unknown Disney with a difficult dark atmosphere to sell in terms of derivative products for little girls.
#6 The list of princesses evolves (you should never say)
The absences of Anna and Elsa, the two sisters of The Snow Queenand the most notable: young women meet all the criteria, and they are so popular that the third part of the trilogy dedicated to them will be released this year in the cinema. However, it is likely that Disney did not integrate them into the Disney Princesses franchise because they have their own lucrative franchise, and do not need to be included in another. Others were included for a while, before being withdrawn, like the Esmeralda of Hunchback of Notre-Dame (whose dark content is difficult to sell to children) and Alice.
